§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any information on the number of redundancies, the number of new jobs created and the overall level of employment in Trafford Park, Manchester, for each year since 1974; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information on redundancies and employment in the Stretford jobcentre area, which includes Trafford Park, is as follows:
Redundancies and employment in the Stretford jobcentre area 1974 to 1983 Confirmed* Redundancies Employees in† Employment 1974 — 75,700 1975 — 71,200 1976 — 71,500 1977 812 — 1978 527 71,000 1979 3,463 — 1980 1,432 — 1981 3,200 ‖65,300 1982 3,211 — January to October 1983 ‡1,935 — Notes: * Statistics on redundancies are not available on a consistent basis prior to 1977. † June each year to 1978 and September 1981. Source: Censuses of Employment. ‡ Includes provisional figures for October. ‖ Provisional. Records of newly created jobs are not available.